Time Management and Self Care

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Finding time and space to study when your life is full

Embarking in a PsyD program is a brave endeavor that requires dedicating time, space, and energy to complete, and will inevitably intrude into the previous norms of everyday life.

Physical Spaces

Virtual spaces

Organize your computer.
in your browser have a bookmark folder just for school and all its resources

Classroom spaces

Either virtual and in-person, your time in class is a valuable tool, but takes endurance. Our bodies are not meant to be still for long.

• Eyes: move your gaze to focus on different points in the room your are in or through the windows, both near and far. Make sure to actively change focus and focal distance regularly.
• Body: Shift positions, tighten and release muscle groups, do things to make sure your circulation keeps pumping and you won't stiffen up in one spot.

Time Boxing (Pomodoro)

• Timeboxing: You Will Work Like Never Before
• Tomighty: Free desktop Pomodoro timer for Mac and Windows. (http://tomighty.org/) 
• Marinara Timer: Free, web-based Pomodoro timer. (http://www.marinaratimer.com/) 

​CAlanders and scheduling

Make sure to schedule the time you need to study into your week, as well as the time you need to take care of yourself. 

Task Audits

Find time by removing tasks that don't serve your current needs.

Self-Care is healing and renewing

Unlike how popularized in media, actual self-care is doing the things for yourself that support the healthiest you, with the least burnout. A balanced diet, exercise, making sure to take meds, therapy, spending time with people who love, support or listen to you, taking nature breaks, meditating, pausing to take a few deep breaths, can all be part of a self care routine.

Book Recommendations

Pomodoro technique, War of Art, 

Many of the resources are from    gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Resources .

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